The Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate may pass a sentence of?
A Chief Judicial Magistrate's power is capped at seven years under section 23(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 29(1) of the Code of…
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The Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate may pass a sentence of?
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A Chief Judicial Magistrate's power is capped at seven years under section 23(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 29(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure), so of these he may pass only "Imprisonment for a term of five years", and not "Death", "Imprisonment for life" or "Imprisonment for a term of ten years".
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